journal of Groups, Complexity, Cryptology

The elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem is considered a secure cryptographic primitive. The purpose of this paper is to propose a paradigm shift in attacking the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem. In this paper, we will argue that initial minors are a viable way to solve this problem. This paper will present necessary algorithms for this attack. We have written a code to verify the conjecture of initial minors using Schur complements. We were able to solve the problem for groups of order up to $2^{50}$.

• 11T71 - Algebraic coding theory; cryptography (number-theoretic aspects)
• 94A60 - Cryptography